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Creditors’ Rights – Options for Getting Your Clients to Pay
Clients who refuse to pay for services rendered are not only frustrating but can represent a real threat to your company's bottom line. Fortunately, creditors have recourse at their disposal. But taking self-help measures is not always the right way to go. Here are...
Things to Consider when Starting a New Business
Starting a new business can be exciting. However, it's important not to get so caught up in the excitement of launching a new venture that you neglect the basics. One of the most important decisions involving a new business is choosing a type of business entity....
Dealing with an Unproductive Employee
Nearly every company with more than one or two individuals is faced at some point with an unproductive employee. Dismissing employees is costly and can leave employers open to adverse legal action. However, sometimes it is the only viable alternative. Here are some...
Avoiding contract disputes
Contract disputes can bring business operations to a grinding halt. Thankfully, there are ways in which to carefully craft contracts that make such disputes less likely. When looking to draft - or sign - contracts for your business, make sure that contracts follow...
Neither a Lender Nor a Broker Be
A recent ongoing case pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Albuquerque reflects a recurring difficulty borrowers have in dealing with putative lenders. According to a decision in the case of In Re Clark, Case No. 13-12132-j13, Adversary No. 13-1077...
Professional Held Liable for Spoliation in Corporate Dissolution Dispute
Certain professions such as physicians, can under New Mexico law and the law of many other states form professional corporations to operate their the business which governs their professional affairs. In the case of Aduz Healthcare Services, PC, it was determined, by...
Civil Rights Group Expands Suit against State Concerning Education
A couple of months ago it was reported on this blog that two different groups had sued New Mexico’s Public Education Department for violations of the State Constitution of New Mexico. Article XII, Section 1 of the New Mexico State Constitution reads, “A uniform system...
Class Action Filed Against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico’s Parent Corporation
A case filed today against the nonprofit parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico raises the question of whether the company breached its duties to the members of the non-profit institution. A class action lawsuit on behalf of the members of the...
US Forest Service and Sandia Pueblo Reaches Land Deal
After a decade of negotiations and the passage of legislation to approve the deal, Sandia Pueblo and the US Forest Service will implement a land swap which will protect some of the lands in perpetuity so that certain tribal residents can use the land for religious...
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